How do you keep your hat on?

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:45 am

Are there any tricks you use to stop your hat flying away on a freak gust of wind.

Ford obviously got fed up with it flying off all the time hence the stapler gag.

I wear a cap when skiing and have a piece of cord with a little crocodile clip on either end attach one end to the back of the cap one end to the back of your jacket collar. No walking back up steep slopes!

Of course this doesn't work for an Indy hat. Are there any unobtrusive equivalents. Wind trollys? (sp).

VP · Post by VP » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:55 am

I stuff some tissue paper under the front of the sweatband, helps in creating that long oval look and makes it fit better.

s7eng · Post by **s7eng** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:12 am

Paper clips on the sweatband and a cord of some sort will work. I used to sell hats and some of our customers would do that instead of poking holes and running cord through the hat.

Post by **Jens** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:15 am

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:18 am

Staple gun is the only way to go!

Randy

VP · Post by VP » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:33 am

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:48 am

You know, Kt, if you put your hat on and then have someone hit you on the head with a shovel, your head will swell up nicely inside the hat, making it perfectly snug.

As inconvinient as it may be, on windy days I either keep one hand on my hat, or try to keep my head down so a big gust of wind doesn't catch the brim underneath. Still, I've gone chasing my hat across parking lots and fields aplenty.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:05 pm

I've only had my hat blow off once in a gust of wind, but that was a whole other situation. The wind was UNUSUALLY strong for California. So much so that it felt like the wind was pushing me in the direction it was blowing. I keep it on by pulling it down snug on my head, even if that means the underside of the brim is almost touching the tops of my ears. Also, bink's suggestion is good, as I do the same thing when a big semi truck blows past me at 60 mph.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:11 pm

VP got it right. I read in this cowboy book I have that this is common with the cowboys. Of course, if you are fresh out of paper towels or tissue paper, a piece of bark would work. Ouch. Fedora

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:44 pm

And we ALL know cowboys always have paper towels handy!

How about the cat rustlers?

Post by **Michaelson** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:06 pm

binkmeisterRick wrote: How about the cat rustlers?

Kitty litter, of course.

Regards! Michaelson

WConly · Post by **WConly** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:43 pm

Michaelson wrote:
binkmeisterRick wrote: How about the cat rustlers?
Kitty litter, of course.

Regards! Michaelson

Wow

...never thought of this one -- I always use super glue! Tough on hair, but the hat is there for a very, very long time

! Makes takiing a shower quite difficult! W>

IndyParise · Post by **IndyParise** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:55 pm

I have my own method for when I go hot rodding, pull it down as far as it will go without being uncomfortable and pull the brim down in front of my face. For some reason, turning up the collar on my wested helps a bit too. Probably something to do with the aerodynamics that I could figure out, but I'm not that curious.

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:56 pm

WConly wrote: Wow ...never thought of this one -- I always use super glue! Tough on hair, but the hat is there for a very, very long time ! Makes takiing a shower quite difficult! W>

No more difficult that swimming across a river with your hat on!

Randy

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:50 pm

The problem mostly goes away as your body unconsciously adapts to the challenge of keeping a hat on your head in the wind over the years by tilting it in the direction of the slightest breeze. But I still carry my hat in my hand when walking over a bridge since the wind is often stronger there, and recovering the hat impossible.

Post by **Michaelson** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:59 pm

I have several hats to choose from, and some are a bit tighter than others. When it's windy, I wear the slightly tighter hats. I wore my 'Ford' felt AB to Wyoming, and it was almost gale force winds on top of 'Artist Point' overlooking the Yellowstone river canyon. I just pulled my hat tight, and didn't think anymore about it. No problems at all, and it was blowing hard enought to turn my brim all the way up to the crown several times.

Regards! Michaelson

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:11 am

Kt Templar wrote: Are there any unobtrusive equivalents. Wind trollys? (sp).

A regular oval hat on a long oval head, that's the trick!

My hats never fly away (and I've also tried them running with the bike against strong wind)

rick5150 · Post by **rick5150** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:16 am

I have had Akubras with foam tape fly off more than I have a proper fitting super floppy hat fly off. There are those who swear that a stiff cowboy hat leaning into the wind is best. I am not one of them.

I do the same thing that Russ does if it gets really windy - face the wind and put your head down slightly. If it is coming at you from too many directions, take that hat off and carry it or stuff it in your pack.

But this is rare. While hiking in NH, many of the peaks are above the treeline and exposed to the weather. I rarely have to take the hat off. More often than not a gust of wind will shift that hat a bit or just blow the brim in my face since it flaps like a party streamer in a good wind.

Also, I have driven 70 mph+ in my Jeep with the top off and have not lost my hat yet. Sometimes I get into crosswinds and I will put my head back on the headrest with the brim pinned between my head and the headrest until they cease. Of course you need a very soft, flexible hat for this.

Kilgour Trout · Post by **Kilgour Trout** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:54 am

For those of us who you "might say" are low on insulation
in the attick or on the roof. This is our secret.......

Just run a band of the curly sided valcro on the inside of your
brim, keep you hair well shaven to "Stubble" and let nature do the
rest!

Sticks like...well, Valcro.

Nasty bit is getting the dang hat off at night! Ouch!!!

I'm Sorry, I had to get this mental image out of my head
and it had to go somewhere
Kilgour

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:22 am

Kilgour, I'm proud of you. *sniff*

One of us! One of us! Gabba Gabba Hey!

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:00 pm

I wish my ex wife had videoed me, chasing my fedora down the interstate somewhere in South Carolina a few years ago. We had been vacationing at Myrtle Beach(lots of great golf courses there) and were on our way home in our new Tahoe. I was driving and it felt like I was getting a flat on the right front tire, so I pull over and get out to check it out. With fedora on head of course. As I am walking to get back into the auto, an 18 wheeler comes by running 80 miles an hours and zip, off comes the hat. It blew around 10 yards ahead of me so I nonchalantly walk toward it, trying to appear the gentleman by not running. Just as I got to it another 18 wheeler comes by. Yep, it is now another 10 yards ahead of me. Thoughts of the 3 stoogies, and Laurel and Hardy flash through my mind. I refused to be perturbed and walked toward it again. This time I had only covered half the distance before another 18 wheeler blew it farther. So, I forgot about the gentleman aspect. I sprinted and tackled the thing!! It was unbecoming, but drastic measures were called for.

The worse part of it was when I finally got back to the car, my wife was laughing so hard she lost her breath. Then she innocently suggests I buy chin straps for all of my hats!! I opted for pulling the hat down until my rather large ears bend over, the Barney Fife look. Fedora

Indiana Johnson · Post by **Indiana Johnson** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:04 pm

Until I get around to ordering my Adventurebilt (I sincerely hope this spring??) I have just one hard use outdoor fedora. It fits snug enough that I can ride a 4 wheeler at 50 mph without worry. It does mess my hair up to wear it, but it no longer leaves the red mark on my forehead, so I guess it's breaking in

Magnum Jones · Post by **Magnum Jones** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:11 pm

I think Harrison Ford said he used 2 sided tape in the indy movies. ( No joke I did read that somewhere.)

How do you keep your hat on?

How do you keep your hat on?

Re: How do you keep your hat on?

Genetic superiority eh!